Thursday, January 26, 2006

In a breathtaking act of bravado, Wyeth is trying to take away your right to access bioidentical hormones and compounding pharmacies by enlisting so-called women’s and physician groups like The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG which is funded in part by Wyeth), North American Menopause Society (NAMS) and The American Medical Women's Association (AMWA also a 'partner' of Wyeth) which have become nothing more than covert "fronts" for the pharmaceutical industry. In October 2005 Wyeth filed a citizen petition with the FDA essentially asking for elimination of the compounding of bioidentical hormone option for women of all ages....
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Friday, January 20, 2006

Arthur Zankel was a wealthy financier with a 50+ year history of depression. He killed himself July 28, 2005 at the age of 73. A long article in the Wall Street Journal on January 17, 2006 described told the story of his life and how he lost his battle against depression. I was touched and disturbed by the story and thought it important to share with you. If Arthur Zankel with his access to the best in conventional medical care was not saved by the system, who is safe and who can the system really save? So I went a...
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Sunday, January 15, 2006

I’ve chosen the “Diabetes Epidemic” as my first Blog Entry for 2006 because I believe it is topic in desperate need of perspective. Just like you I am concerned and unhappy when I read the statistics and just like you I’d like to do something about it. I believe you need to know as much as I do about it in order to protect yourselves and thus here is what I have to offer you on the topic of diabetes. 1. Diabetes has been a public health problem for the 30 + years I have been a physician so I...
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